Born in Birmingham, Albama on September 27, 1967, Willie Wyatt attended Gardendale High School, where his wrestling and football careers began, and where he met his wife of 23 years, Annette. Willie competed in three Alabama High School Athletic Association state wrestling tournaments, finishing third as a freshman and winning the state title as a junior and senior.

Wyatt graduated from Gardendale in 1986, and was offered several scholarships, including one from the University of Tennessee for wrestling and football, and the one he ultimately accepted from the University of Alabama for football.

After his senior year at Alabama, Wyatt played in the National Football League for two seasons, one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and one with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He then left the NFL to pursue a career in World League Football. Willie finished his football career playing in the Arena Football League for the Tampa Bay Storm.

Wyatt then turned his life pursuit to coaching. He began his coaching career at Holt High School in 1992 and went on to at Gardendale, Hueytown High School, Minor High School, and Spain Park High School, before finally returning home to Gardendale in 2014.

Returning to Gardendale allowed him to fulfill a personal goal to be close to his children (daughter, Ambrianne, who is now 18, and twin boys, Kennedy and Keenan, who are 12) and have an active role in their lives as they grow older.

In 2014, Willie began experiencing symptoms that prompted him to seek answers from his doctor. He underwent a CT scan that showed what doctors suspected to be mass in his brain that would require surgery. The doctors began to prepare Willie and Annette by explaining their plan for treatment and the associated risks, which included possible cognitive and physical deficits after surgery. Willie and Annette decided to proceed, leaning heavily on their faith in God's plan for them.

Willie's surgery was a success, in that the doctors were able to get a look at the mass and determine it was not a tumor, but was the result of an infection. This led Willie, his doctors, and Annette on a two-year journey that involved various tests, physical setbacks, including seizures, and many hospitalizations to finally determine that the disease he was battling was Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Throughout these challenges, with God's help and the support of his family, Willie maintained a can-do attitude.

Having this mindset, Willie has learned to manage his challenges, and continues to coach at Gardendale to this day, saying that "It is important to be there for those kids ... they have to know that someone really cares about them."